Telephone attachment.



PATENTED SEPT. 13, 1904.

W. S. HADDOCK.

TELEPHONE ATTACHMENTI".v

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20. 1903.

NO MODEL.

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. sfjfx" x 7 7",, V .7 ,,,H V SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 769,863, dated September 13, 1904. 7

Application filed August 20,1903.

it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM STANLEY HAD- nomtlzenpf the IlnitedStates ofAmerica, residing at Uniontown; in the county of- Fayette and State ofPepnsylvnnia haizeinvented certain newand useful Improvements 'inTelephone Attachme'lms, of whichthe folingisaspecification, refhenceheipg had therein to the'accompanyingdrawings.

This .invention'relates to certain new and useful improvements intelephone at achments; andthe primary object ofrthe inventelephone toconverse with others, in the office relative to certain matters, andoften times it is not desired to have the person at the other end of theline overhear the conversation carried on in the ofiice; Under theseconditions the person speaking does not desire to return the receivertoits hook: for the reason that the line would then be out off. Neitheris it desirable to allow the receiver to hang dependent-from its wires,and in case it is desired to close the transmitter it must be done byholding the hand over the same or by some like inconvenient means.

It is the purpose of this invention to overcome these defects andprovide means for closing' the transmitter and also supporting thereceiver hook.

- In describing the invention inidetail reference ishad to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and where--while it is detached from the in like numerals of reference indicatelike parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a detailperspective View of my improved attachment. Fig. 2 isa central verticalsectional view thereof,'showing the attachment as provided with-a facingof felt or TELVLEPHLONE ATTACHMENT.

stain ll o. l,70,128. (No man.) N V tion of the telephone transmitterandreceiver,

showing the attachment secured to the Fee ceiver and in position on thetransmitter for closingor sealing the latter. \lloiputimyg egt onintopractlce, I form i'roma suitable material fiet'erabiy a d@ir ablemetal, a disk or plate 1', somewhat oval .in its generahcfontour andwhich is provided arounmthe-npper half of its edge with an'overhangingflange 2, forming 'a.pocket 3,

which is adapted-to receive therirn of the hell or trumpet 4 of thetransmitter. At its lower end the plafew 1-d-isk Lis lnovided withstrapsfs loent to form clamps which em'orace 7 t e receiver 6, the endsof the straps' being bent at right angles, whereby to; receive a screw 7or other means for clamping the straps upon the receiver. I may, ifdesired, provide the inner face of the plate or diskl witli' a facing 8,of feltor other suitablematerial,

with the edge or rimlof' the transmitter bell or trumpet.

In manufacture I preferably construct the whereby to effect a closerseal of'the plate.

gages the transmitter trumpet or hell, could be a separate piece securedto the plateor disk 1. The clamps are adapted to bez'attached tothe'receiver at any desired point, and in case it is desired to use theouter face of the disk or plate 1 for advertising or for placing there:onthe number of the telephone or any like purpose the clamps would beattached tothe receiver near the smaller endthereof, whereby when thereceiver fhangs suspended in the manner shown in Fig. 1 it wouldnotobstruct thevgront viewof the plate or disk 1.

ith suoh a device it will be evident that when one person answers thetelephone-call and'another person in the ofiice is desired other likematerial. Fig. 3 is a side elevathe first personansw'ering can merelyhang the attachment on the transmitter, which will f or engagement withthdreceiver and transleave the line open and will close all sound tomittefi P l fllnetransmitternntil the person asked for rei. A device ofthe type set forth movesthedevicefrom thetra gmit-terimn@, ing a plateextending over and closingthe 40 7 V, g toconverse through thetelephone. (transmitter, a flange on the plate embracing .Thdeviee willnot in any manner interfere sai i transmitter, and clamps carried by thewith the usuaf anging he regeiver iifits III/4M platfiideifihmfil lg thereceiver.. 5 A device of thetYpeseLfi l fiompris a faced plate having aninte'gral cpgrtlon 45 reof bent to embrace the transmitte anu rmedwiihnneemivimbrace the receiver.

supperting-hoon. V While I have herein shown and described l in I apreferable embodiment of my invention, yet t r it will he'obvions thatvarious slight changes I fo may he riade'in the details of constructionTffdevice of the mt roaacom aswithout departing from the general spiritof ling a plate having a flanged. uppeeend and a myinventiw. 4bifurcated lower end forming clamps with 5 5- Having fully describedrngdinvention, what means for securing the latter together. "We MW, anddesire to secure by Letters- 7. A plate for closing a telephone trans-Tatent, ismitter carrying a means at its top to hang over 1. A telephoneattachment adapted to act the transmitter andweehing the e as atransmitter-seal and a receiver-snpport,- plate to the receiver. 4 55 2comprising a plate or disk havi iganover- 8.\A, plate fer attachmentto-a telephone:

hanging flange on its'rear edge for engagereceiver and forT-Tosing thetransmitter carment with the telephone-transmitter, and rying a-pocketto engage over the transmitterc means for clamping the plate tothetelephenetrumpet. T v ,7 1J

c 7 receiverf'sn'lo sfintiaiiihsdeseribed. '9; A, plate for attachmentto a telephone-- 5- -2. A telephone attachment adapted for 0105-Jreceiver and for closing the transmitter car- 1 ingerseaii'ng'vthetrensmitter and supporting rying a flange to hang-over thetransmitter.

the receiver, comprising a plate or disk, means 10. A plate for plosinga telephone-transcarried thereby for engagement with the telemittercarrying means at its top to snspend phone;transmitter, a facing securedt0 the the same from the transmitter and meansat j irfie r face of theplate, and means carried'hy itsb'ottom'tareceive the-receiver.

the plate for securing the same to the tele-. Intestimonywhereoflaflixmy signatnrein i phone-receiver, substantially asdescribed. the presence of two witnesses.' A device of the typeset forthcompris- WILHAE'STAEIAEET ,HAI)1)'()CK.'-v

'ing a plate closing the transmitter and having Witnesses:- 35 integralmeans at its extremities extending in g COTTOM,

opposing directions from its ozmosite faces 'UAMES H. QQLLINS, v

